Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 275)
The Secretary of Justice serves as the Chairman of the Special Committee for Children.
The Committee is tasked to report to the President on acts addressing child abuse issues, direct agencies to respond to problems brought to their attention, and perform other necessary functions to meet the Committee's objectives.
The Council for the Welfare of Children acts as the Secretariat of the Committee.
It is composed of the Secretary of Justice as Chairman, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development as Co-Chairman, Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration, and representatives from the Departments of Labor and Employment, Tourism, Interior and Local Government, Foreign Affairs, and three private organization representatives nominated by those groups and appointed by the President.
An initial amount of P10,000,000.00 is authorized to be released from the Presidential Social Fund.
It references that the natural and primary right and duty of parents in rearing the youth for civic efficiency and moral character development shall receive the support of the government.
The State shall defend children's rights to assistance including proper care and nutrition and special protection from neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation, discrimination, and other prejudicial conditions.
The Committee can direct other agencies to immediately respond to problems brought to their attention and requires these agencies to report back on actions taken.
EO No. 275 took effect immediately upon signing on September 14, 1995.